NSRI Port St Johns volunteer sea rescue duty crew launched sea rescue craft and responded. They found that the body of a 72 year old man, an Austrian tourist, fatally wounded by a shark, was handed into the care of the SA Police Services at Second Beach and has been handed into the care of the Forensic Pathology Services.

It appears that the incident occurred while the man was swimming at Second Beach.

The deceased man was part of a tour group to the area touring with his wife.

Police have opened an inquest docket and the Austrian Consulate and the Department of International Relations and Cooperation are informed.

The species of shark involved in this incident is not known at this stage.